Joseph Gerber[1]
1806 - 1882 (75 years)-
Name Joseph Gerber [2, 3] Birth 6 May 1806 Denting, Moselle, FR Gender Male Residence 1830 OH Immigration 10 Feb 1830 NYC Occupation Wagonmaker And Expert At Budding And Grafting Fruit Trees And Bushes. Expert mechanic. [2] PURC 1838 Woodford Co., IL - 240 acres
Residence 1838 IL [4] - Log Cabin
PURC 1850 Woodford Co., IL USR1 Amish Mennonite Death 21 Feb 1882 IL Burial Carlock, McLean Co., IL [3] - Imhoff Cemetery
Person ID I5661 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Family Magdalena Sommer, b. 2 Aug 1815, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 2 Aug 1902, Congerville, Woodford Co., IL (Age 87 years) Marriage 1833 OH [2] Children 1. Christian Gerber, b. 20 Dec 1834, OH d. 16 Oct 1911, Hickory Co., MO (Age 76 years) 2. Jacob Gerber, b. 20 Oct 1837, OH d. 11 Jan 1864, Congerville, Woodford Co., IL (Age 26 years) 3. Anna Gerber, b. 9 Feb 1840, IL d. 16 Feb 1924 (Age 84 years) 4. John Gerber, b. 22 Feb 1843 d. 9 May 1843 (Age 0 years) 5. Joseph E. Gerber, b. 28 Sep 1844 d. 14 Aug 1897 (Age 52 years) 6. Peter S. Gerber, b. 1846 d. 1932 (Age 86 years) 7. Eli Gerber, b. 1849 d. 1931 (Age 82 years) 8. Samuel B. Gerber, b. 1851 d. 1940 (Age 89 years) 9. Elizabeth Gerber, b. 1853 d. 1936 (Age 83 years) 10. Daniel Gerber, b. 1857 d. 1930 (Age 73 years) Family ID F3967 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Mar 2006
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Event Map Birth - 6 May 1806 - Denting, Moselle, FR Immigration - 10 Feb 1830 - NYC PURC - 1838 - Woodford Co., IL PURC - 1850 - Woodford Co., IL Burial - - Carlock, McLean Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - This couple had ten children.
Purchased 240 acres in Montgomery Twp., Woodford Co., six miles due north of Danvers.
“In their early years there, they would walk to church and back, a 40-mile round trip, in one day. The return trip required torches at night. The Gerbers’ were charter memebers of the Rock Creek Church....” [2]
- This couple had ten children.
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Sources - [S284] Ruth Gerber King, Bishop Samuel Gerber: A Brief Look at the Lives and Times of His Ancestors, Family, and Decendents.
- [S453] Donald W. Roth, Introducing the Members of my Extended Sommer Family: Joseph and Anna Mary (Gerig) Sommer.
- [S495] Ted Sommer, Sommer Register Report.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.
- [S284] Ruth Gerber King, Bishop Samuel Gerber: A Brief Look at the Lives and Times of His Ancestors, Family, and Decendents.